Historical Figures

by Kevin R. C. Gutzman

The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical decisions of…

by Buddy Levy

Empire of Ice and Stone is the true, harrowing story…

by Sarah Gristwood

Anne Boleyn has been seen as everything from a femme fatale to a…

by Natalie Livingstone

The more I investigated, the more I was astounded by the range and…

by Mariah Fredericks

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. shocked the world in 1932. Mariah Fredericks,…

by Greg King and Penny Wilson

A grim, glowering fortress loomed in the darkness, bathed in…

by Daniel Stashower

You helped bring down Al Capone before you turned thirty. What do you…

by Tom Clavin

August 29th is the anniversary of the discovery of Ishi. No, this is…

by Tom Clavin

Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name is familiar…

by Tom Clavin

There are two reasons to write about James Butler Hickok right now. One…

Historical Figures

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to November…

War and Reconciliation

by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…

The Rise of the Weimar Republic

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…

Crary of the North…and South

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…

Meet the White House Plumbers

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail and Matthew Krogh HBO's new miniseries White House Plumbers imagines the story of…

A Long Journey Home

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…

The Windsors at War

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…

Old Houses of the West

by Sandra Dallas

Novelist Sandra Dallas joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her latest book,…

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